VIDEO: Estates homeowner fires gun at attempted robbery suspects

Golden Gate homeowner Theresa Ann Muirhead fired a gun at robbery suspects who tried to break into her home Wednesday night in Golden Gate Estates.

Video by Elysa Batista

NAPLES - Collier County sheriff's deputies are on the lookout for three men in a light blue minivan who they say attempted a home invasion Wednesday night in Golden Gate Estates, but fled when the homeowner shot at them.

Around 8:51 p.m. the three men attempted to enter a home in the 3600 block of 36th Avenue Southeast off Everglades Boulevard, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Karie Partington said.

The homeowner saw a light blue minivan pull up in the back yard.

"She gets a shotgun and fires two rounds of birdshot at the van," Partington said.

It is unclear if any of the three men, who were described as Hispanic, were shot, authorities said. Deputies, dogs and a Sheriff's Office helicopter were all searching for a minivan with damage.